National budget 1.28.10

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Jan 28, 2010 at 12:01 AMJan 28, 2010 at 5:01 AM

Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service.

GateHouse News Service National Budget
For 1/28/10 editions

Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/. Please submit stories below no later than 6 pm local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly.

POLL QUESTION IDEA: What did you think of President Obama’s State of the Union address?
http://ghnewsroom.com/article/poll-question-idea-did-obamas-state-union-address-speak-your-concerns-about-country

TOYOTA CONTENT: Our package of sidebars, localization tips, photos and more related to the Toyota recall and suspension.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x402456732/Toyota-recall-suspension-content

SUPER BOWL XLIV CONTENT: Check out our package of stories, columns and more on Super Bowl XLIV. If you have content that will work on a national level, submit it through Zope or e-mail national@gatehousemedia.com. We’ll continue to update the package as we get content.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/special_reports/x349737964/Super-Bowl-XLIV-content

NASCAR PREVIEW SECTION: Find our NASCAR 2010 Preview Section on GateHouse News Service, along with a flier and promo ad. Our first NASCAR page will be posted Feb. 1 to preview the Daytona qualifying and the Bud Shootout.
http://ghnewsroom.com/article/nascar-preview-2010-gatehouse-news-service

Niche 2010 schedule: Check out the Niche products planned for next year.
http://www.ghnewsroom.com/article/gatehouse-2010-niche-schedule

Lifestyles

MORNING MINUTES: Includes Word of the Day, Web Site of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/morning_minutes

5 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND: This week’s suggestions: Catch one of the new movies, “When in Rome” or “Edge of Darkness”; celebrate Inspire Your Heart with Art Day; get in an Olympics mood by watching the Winter X Games; catch the NFL Pro Bowl; or watch the Grammy Awards.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x985823162/5-Things-to-Do-This-Weekend-Jan-29-31
- Localize it: List local theaters, pubs, etc.; highlight local places to view art, get art supplies, etc.; and consider holding a guess-the-winners contest for the Grammys.

FAMILY TIME: Weekly family rail, with tips on cloth diapers, a review of “Tooth Fairy” and more.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x231954179/Family-Time-Cloth-vs-disposable-Moms-switching-back-to-cloth
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1090824910/Religion-News-Pope-encourages-priests-to-blog

FOOTBALL FOOD: A Super Bowl dip with less fat -- This variation of Kickin' Buffalo Chicken Dip is a lighter take on a Super Bowl favorite. It's delicious with vegetables, such as carrots and celery, or baked tortilla or pita chips.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x562884549/A-Super-Bowl-dip-with-less-fat

SHOESTRING LIVING: Services with frugal families in mind - Watch a few minutes of television or page through a magazine and it seems the whole world is geared toward the wealthy. Whether it’s $150 T-shirts in magazine spreads or that silly commercial around the holidays that implies there are more than a few of us waking up on Christmas morning with a new, red-ribbon-donning car parked in the driveway, I’m often left wondering, who are the people they’re speaking to? By Molly Logan Anderson.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1090818913/Shoestring-Living-Services-with-frugal-families-in-mind

RICK ROGERS: How do you explain deadly disasters to a child? -- “Dad, could that happen here?” my 9-year-old daughter asked while we sat on the couch and watched the telethon Friday night raising money for Haiti earthquake relief efforts. The questions kept coming as we sat on the couch and watched the reports of ongoing relief efforts in Haiti in the wake of the massive earthquake that has claimed what many believe to be as many as 150,000 lives.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x1090826520/Rick-Rogers-How-do-you-explain-deadly-disasters-to-a-child

Entertainment

SUDOKU JANUARY: Puzzles for January (554-581) are available for download. Previous puzzles are linked to in this file, or visit our Puzzles category.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/puzzles/x1792921242/Sudoku-puzzles-554-581-January-puzzles

SUDOKU FEBRUARY: Puzzles for February (582-609) are available for download. Previous puzzles are linked to in this file, or visit our Puzzles category.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/puzzles/x1090814405/Sudoku-puzzles-582-609-February-puzzles

SNEAK PREVIEW: 'Edge of Darkness' and other new movies -- Mel Gibson returns to the screen for the first time since his drunken tirade in 2006. The question is: will his fans still support him? By Al Alexander of The Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x1920344742/Sneak-preview-Edge-of-Darkness-and-other-new-movies

FLICKS: Flicks: Gibson embodies the dude movie -- There’s little not to like about Mel Gibson, aside from the alcoholism (he had treatment!) and the anti-Semitism (um, a product of the media?) and so it’s nice to see him back on the big screen. By John Meo of the Norwich Bulletin.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x231960622/Flicks-Gibson-embodies-the-dude-movie

BRIAN MACKEY: Success of 'Avatar' bolsters 3-D -- With the blockbusting success of “Avatar” — the sci-fi epic has earned more money than any other movie ever made — Hollywood’s on-again, off-again relationship with 3-D seems to be on in a big way.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x402456959/Brian-Mackey-Success-of-Avatar-bolsters-3-D

THE FARR SIDE: Latest CD likely a turning point for Katharine McPhee -- Katharine McPhee was let go from her RCA recording contract last year, but that experience didn’t leave her broken. Instead, it fueled her career and brought her to the attention of David Foster. By David Farr of the Sturgis Journal.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/dvds_cds/x231962805/The-Farr-Side-Latest-CD-likely-a-turning-point-for-Katharine-McPhee

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Who I Am’ by Nick Jonas -- The youngest Jonas brother surrounds himself with quality bandmates and puts together a solid set of rock and soul with "Who I Am." By Patrick Varine of the Sussex Countian.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/dvds_cds/x1090826511/Album-review-Who-I-Am-by-Nick-Jonas

PIETASTERS: Pietasters still among ska’s upper crust -- The heyday of the ’80s and ’90s ska movement still seems too recent to think of the career of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones in decades instead of years. Same goes for The Pietasters, the Washington D.C., ska/soul collective that is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a band. For them, that’s a “perfect soundtrack for a bender,” as singer Stephen Jackson put it in a recent interview. By Chad Berndtson of The Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x1920344577/Pietasters-still-among-ska-s-upper-crust

GRAMMY AWARDS: Picking the winners - Movies dominate the winter entertainment awards season, but don’t forget the soundtrack of our lives. The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, honoring the best the recording industry offered in 2009, will be given Sunday night. Three of The State Journal-Register's biggest music buffs — A&E editor Brian Mackey, staff writer Rhys Saunders and features editor Brien Murphy — listened to the nominees in some of the bigger categories and share how they would cast their ballots.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/x1658505605/Grammy-Awards-Picking-the-winners

LLOYD GARVER: Privacy? Forget about it -- Most of us have learned to be very careful when we're online. We don't give out our Social Security number or any private information that we don't want others knowing. As a result, we're safe from strangers knowing all kinds of things about us that we want to keep private, right? Wrong.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1920345087/Lloyd-Garver-Privacy-Forget-about-it

KENT BUSH: State of the Union speech shows change in course – and discourse -- Obama is lucky because he got this message in one senatorial race, not in a rehashed Republican Revolution. In 1994, Clinton didn’t have any warning of what might be on the horizon. Obama has seen the storm clouds brewing. That’s why his State of the Union address last night took on a very different tone.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1658505910/Kent-Bush-State-of-the-Union-speech-shows-change-in-course-and-discourse

TOYOTA RECALL: Toyota dealerships brace for recall, sales shutdown -- Toyota Motor Corp. halted sales of some of its top-selling models Tuesday to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause unintended acceleration. Last week, Toyota issued a recall for the same eight models affecting 2.3 million vehicles. By Maria Papadopoulos of the Enterprise.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x402456751/Toyota-dealerships-brace-for-recall-sales-shutdown

DAMAGE CONTROL: Toyota needs to do 'immediate damage control,' car expert says -- The Toyota recall will negatively impact sales for the auto manufacturer, predicted Junior Damato, a GateHouse auto columnist and auto shop owner. Toyota can address the deficiency in the accelerator in its recalled models by adding a “built-in” safety system to deal with the problem, Damato said. By Maria Papadopoulos of the Enterprise.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x562886820/Toyota-needs-to-do-immediate-damage-control-car-expert-says

HAITI COVERAGE: The effects of the earthquake in Haiti are being felt all over the world. Here’s a link to a collection of stories, columns and more from GateHouse newspapers with connections to the tragedy. If you have content that will work on a national level, submit it through Zope or e-mail national@gatehousemedia.com.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/special_reports/x1409375779/Haiti-earthquake-content

Business / Ag

BIZ BITS: Weekly business rail, with business-development tips, more Haiti donation advice from the BBB and more.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1920337329/Biz-Bits-Set-goals-for-better-business-development

COLLEGE LOANS: 10 things to know before applying for college aid -- The deadlines for college aid forms are approaching. Before filling out your loan applications, know these tips. By Robert Weitzman of the Enterprise.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/education/x231962264/10-things-to-know-before-applying-for-college-aid

MEMORY APP: Bad with names? She's got an app for you -- Kelly Nowlin calls it "hey, buddy-itis": the fudging that occurs when someone's name can't quite be recalled. "I can't stand that feeling," she says. "It's a problem so many of us share." Well, now there's an app for that. By Michael Morton of the MetroWest Daily News.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x562886951/Bad-with-names-Shes-got-an-app-for-you

FINE PRINT: Make sure roof is snowstorm-ready after warm weather - With warmer temperatures expected to interrupt the typical chilly January weather, this is as good a time as any to make sure your building's roof is ready for the next big snowstorm. By The Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x867962447/Fine-Print-Make-sure-roof-is-snowstorm-ready-after-warm-weather

MAKING CENTS: Choosing a beneficiary is crucial - Selecting a beneficiary for many people is a once-in-a-lifetime decision - and that's exactly where the trouble starts. By John P. Napolitano of the Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x190612673/Making-Cents-Choosing-a-beneficiary-is-crucial

CHECKOUT LANE: Don’t let broken computer break your spirit - Sometimes people think that a repair can cost more than to actually replace the computer but often it is actually something simple to fix that is wrong with it. By Lana Lagomarsini of the Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x231954105/Checkout-Lane-Don-t-let-broken-computer-break-your-spirit
- Localize it: Talk to a computer expert in your town to get quotes, info.

SHOESTRING LIVING: Services with frugal families in mind - Watch a few minutes of television or page through a magazine and it seems the whole world is geared toward the wealthy. Whether it’s $150 T-shirts in magazine spreads or that silly commercial around the holidays that implies there are more than a few of us waking up on Christmas morning with a new, red-ribbon-donning car parked in the driveway, I’m often left wondering, who are the people they’re speaking to? By Molly Logan Anderson.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1090818913/Shoestring-Living-Services-with-frugal-families-in-mind

Sports

NASCAR PREVIEW SECTION: Will Jimmie Johnson win an unprecedented fifth consecutive championship? Will Danica Patrick be more than a marketing blip for NASCAR? Find these are more stories in our NASCAR Preview 2010.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ghns_pages/x1689212017/NASCAR-2010-Preview-magazine-Can-Jimmie-take-5
- NOTE: NASCAR page: The weekly page will return Feb. 1 with a preview of the Bud Shootout and Daytona qualifying.

SUPER BOWL XLIV CONTENT: Check out our package of stories, columns and more on Super Bowl XLIV. If you have content that will work on a national level, submit it through Zope or e-mail national@gatehousemedia.com. We’ll continue to update the package as we get content.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/special_reports/x349737964/Super-Bowl-XLIV-content

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